FREE: The Future of Food at SXSW 2022 - 150+ Speakers, 12 Incredible Events

The Future of Food at SXSW 2022!

Join SXSW, Huston-Tillotson University, Food Tank, The James Beard Foundation, Little Herds, The Cook’s Nook, IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America), We Don't Have Time, Lightbridge, Oatly and more for an unforgettable series of activations, discussion and interactive experiences all curated around building more sustainable food systems.

All events are free and open to the public with registration, both in-person in Austin, and virtually through our livestream. Hurry though, space for all events is extremely limited.

See full speaker schedule on The Future of Food Website: https://thefutureoffood.at/

March 11, 2022.

Huston-Tillotson University, Food Tank, Oatly, and friends present an official SXSW event:

Just Food: Community, Culture, and Economy

Location: Huston-Tillotson University @ 2:30-5PM CST (King-Seabrook Chapel @ 900 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702).

Confirmed Speakers Include (In Alphabetical Order): Sue Beckwith, Texas Center for Local Food; Joi Chevalier, The Cook’s Nook; Cortlin Harrison, Starbucks Workers United; Skye Howell, Full Humanity Consulting; Magaly Licolli, Venceremos; Adrian Lipscombe, 40 Acres and a Mule, Uptown Cafe and Bakery; Riana Lynn, Journey Foods; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Raj Patel, University of Texas; Tom Philpott, Mother Jones; Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, Huston-Tillotson University; Alex Racelis, UTRGV; Gerardo Reyes, Coalition of Immokalee Workers; A-dae Romero Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa), First Nations Development Institute; Errol Schweizer, Journalist; Toni Tipton-Martin, Cook’s Country, and more.

More details HERE.

March 12, 2022

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Little Herds, Cook’s Nook, Food Tank, IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America), We Don't Have Time, Lightbridge, Oatly and friends present an official SXSW event:

The Future of Food @ SXSW, Day 1. 8:00AM- 7:00PM CST.

Location: SXSW Center (1400 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701).

More details HERE.

Featuring the Conference on Food Resilience, Access and Equity (CFRAE). 1:00PM-5:00PM. More details HERE.

Location: SXSW Center (1400 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701).

Some of the confirmed speakers throughout the day (both events) include (alphabetical): Andrea Abel, Farmshare Austin; Kayalin Akens-Irby, Planet FWD; Robert Nathan Allen, Little Herds; Lisa Barden, Keep Austin Fed; Trisha Bates, Field Guide Festival; Natalie Byrne, Blank Space; Carissa Campeotto, Trendi; Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, We Don’t Have Time US; Joi Chevalier, The Cook’s Nook; Julia Collins, Planet FWD; Jasmine Crowe, Goodr Co; Ashton Cumberbatch, Equidad ATX; Tiffany Derry, Celebrity Chef Restaurateur; Phyllis Everette, Saffron Women's Trust; Dwight Flinkerbusch, The Cook's Nook; Vanessa Fuentes, Austin City Council; Anne Greven, FoodBytes!; Jennifer A. Gregg, Vital Farms; Adrian Grenier, Goodwill Ambassador for UNEP North America; Arlan Hamilton, HireRunner; Kacey Hanson, UT-Dell Medical Center; Nabretta Hardin, Memphis 7; Shayna Harris, Supply Change Capital; Edward Benote Hill, The Collaboratory; Harold Hughes, Bandwagon; JJ Kass, Next Gen Foods; Sam Kass, Investor & Strategist; Adrian Lipscombe, 40 Acres Project; Dr. Karen Magid, Huston-Tillotson University; LaKota McGlawn, Memphis 7; Dr. Rosamaria Murillo, El Buen Samaritano; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Denise Osterhues, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation; Michelle Ruiz, Hyfé Foods; Maricel Saenz, Compound Foods; Beto Sanchez, Memphis 7; Sarah Schlafly, Mighty Cricket; Lindsey Sokol, Field Guide Festival; Perteet Spencer, Ayo Foods; Jane Taylor, Green Thumb Farming; Kate Taylor, Center for Survivors of Torture; Nikki Taylor, Memphis 7; David Thomas, H3irloom Food Group; Tonya Thomas, H3irloom Food Group; Kylie Throckmorton, Memphis 7; Karen Washington, Rise & Root Farm; Shondra Washington, TBC-Capital; Tiffany Washington, Dobbin-Kauv Garden Farm; Emma Worrell, Memphis 7; Chef Joseph Yoon, Brooklyn Bugs, and more to be announced!

All completely FREE to attend.

March 14 and 15, 2022.

Food Tank, Huston-Tillotson University and Driscoll’s present an official SXSW event:

Food Film Watch Parties at SXSW 2022. Details HERE.

March 14 @ 2:30PM. Gather. Including interactive live conversation with A-dae Romero Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa) of the First Nations Development Institute and Sanjay Rawal, Award-Winning Director of "Gather." Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank. More details HERE.

March 14 @ 5:30PM. Man in the Field. Including interactive live conversation with founder of Outstanding in the Field, artist and chef Jim Denevan, along with director Patrick Trefz and Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank.

March 15 @ 2:30PM. The Ants and the Grasshopper. Including interactive live conversation with Raj Patel, University of Texas and Dr. Karen Magid, Huston-Tillotson University. More details HERE.

March 15 @ 5:30PM. The Last Harvest. Including interactive live conversation with Soren Bjorn, President, Driscoll’s of the Americas and Danielle Nierenberg. More details HERE.

Join us! Delicious snacks. Post watch party panels with film creators. Advance registration required. All events free. Hosted at Huston-Tillotson University.

March 17, 2022

SnackFutures, Mondelēz International’s innovation and venture hub, and Food Tank present…

A Celebration of Mission-Driven Startups

Location: Emmer & Rye @ 6:00PM CST (SkyHouse, 51 Rainey St UNIT 110, Austin, TX 78701).

Delicious Food, Drinks, Entertainment, and Inspiring Surprise Guests. Pre-registration or SXSW badge required.

More details HERE.

March 18, 2022

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, Little Herds, The Cook’s Nook, Food Tank, IFANCA (Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America), We Don't Have Time, Lightbridge, Oatly and friends present an official SXSW event:

The Future of Food @ SXSW Day 2

Location: SXSW Center @ 8AM-7PM CST (1400 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701).

Some of the confirmed speakers include (alphabetical): Jack Acree, Saffron Road Foods; Vishaal Bhuyan, Aanika Biosciences; Ezekiel Brooks, US Hunger; Caroline Bushnell, Good Food Institute; Carissa Campeotto, Trendi; Chris Carr, Black Land Ownership; Alexina Cather, James Beard Foundation; Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, We Don’t Have Time US; Snehee Chaplot, The Food Shop; Dr. Muhammad Munir Chaudry, Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America; Joi Chevalier, The Cook’s Nook; Winston Chiu, Feed Forward; Wesley Cooper, NeoBites; Jenét DeCosta, Driscoll’s of the Americas; Joshua Diskin, Maxene's Microgreens; Christina Dorr Drake, Willa’s Oat Milk; Claire England, Portfolia; Dr. Simon Fleming, Methuselah Foundation supporting NASA Deep Space Challenge; Katy Franklin, ReFED; Vanessa Fuentes, Austin City Council; Lejjy Gafour, CULT Food Sciences; Dane Gobel, Methuselah Foundation supporting NASA Deep Space Challenge; Florina Gobel, Methuselah Foundation supporting NASA Deep Space Challenge; Seth Grae, Lightbridge; Natasha Harper-Madison, Austin City Council; Shayna Harris, Supply Change Capital; Jim Hightower, Author, Commentator and Activist; JJ Kass, Next Gen Foods; Scott Kelly, former Astronaut, Methuselah Foundation, NASA Deep Space Food Challenge; Carrie Kuball, EnviroFlight; Julie Kunen, Oatly North America; Emily Ma, Food for Good at Google; Shakara Maggitt, Texas State University; Mackenze McAleer, FreshProduce.Supply; Yoni Medhin, Grain4Grain; Hannah Milman, NASA Deep Space Food Challenge; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Lory Nunez, JPMorgan Chase; Denise Osterhues, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation; Sunny Reelhorn Parr, The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation; Emily Payne, Food Tank; Jacob Pechenik, Lettuce Grow and The Farm Project; Dr. Mian Nadeem Riaz, Texas A&M Amanda Rohlich, City of Austin Office of Sustainability; Monsi Roman, NASA Deep Space Food Challenge; Dr. Natalie Rubio, Tufts University; Haley Russell, Chippin; Vijay Sekhara, Mass Challenge; Jillian Semaan, Ketchum; Elisa Sepulveda, MATH Venture Partners; Niyeti Shah, WW, The Healthy Living Coalition; Saloni Shah, The Breakthrough Institute; Shelby Smith, Gym-N-Eat Crickets; Chloe Sorvino, Forbes; Niyanta Spelman, Rainforest Partnership; Rick Whitted, US Hunger; Brigette Wolf, SnackFutures, Mondelez International; Chef Joseph Yoon, Methuselah Foundation supporting NASA Deep Space Food Challenge; Chef Andrew Zimmern, Intuitive Content; and more to be announced!

More details HERE.

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